If you want to hear J.S.Watts reading her poetry and prose live, or attend one of her workshops, check out the events below.
2023 Readings and Events
Weds 3 May 7.30pm (story telling) True Stories Told Live NCI Centre, Holland St., Cambridge
£2
Fri 12 May 8pm (Poetry) Ware Poets Ware Arts Centre. Kibes Lane, Ware, Herts, SG12 7BS
£5 (concessions £4)
Sat 3 June 3.25pm approx (poetry) Strawberry Fair Wild Strawberries Stage, Midsummer Common, Cambridge
FREE
Thurs 27 Jul 3pm (Poetry) Hitchin Festival - Halsey's Deli 10-11 Market Place, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 1DS
£15 (includes price of a drink)
Thurs 28 Sept 6.30pm (Poetry) Live Lit Jam #4: Movie Night Room 117, Coslett Building, ARU, East Road, Cambridge, CB1 1PT
FREE
Thurs 5 Oct 3.30pm (Poetry) National Poetry Day - Refuge Baldock Library, Simpson Drive, Baldock, SG7 6DH
FREE
FREE
J.S. Watts with Richard Cook, Nick Barraclough, Michelle Shepherd-Barron, Al Dixon and Phil Meyler at True Stories Told Live (Cambridge) - May 2023 (photo by Steve Reynolds)
2022 Readings and Events
Events are still a bit limited this year in terms of public readings and events because of COVID 19. Keep checking back from time to time as circumstances change.
Weds 10 Jan (poetry & photography) W.I Event (Private Event)
Sun 6 Feb 4pm - 5.10pm (prose) Fiction Fix online
Thurs 22 Sept 7.30pm (poetry) Shout or Whisper The Vic, 1 Ickleford Road, Hitchin, SG5 1TJPay What You Feel CANCELLLED BY ORGANISER IN RESPONSE TO ROYAL FUNERAL & MOURNING PERIOD
Weds 10 Jan (poetry & photography) W.I Event (Private Event)
Sun 6 Feb 4pm - 5.10pm (prose) Fiction Fix online
FREE
Sun 20 Feb 1pm-4pm (prose) Three Local Authors - Book Signing Iron Horse Ranch House, High Street, Market Deeping PE6 8EB
FREE
Weds 2 Mar 7.30pm (story telling) True Stories Told Live Cambridge
Sat 7 May 2.30pm - 3pm (talk, poetry & prose) Hertfordshire Book Festival Panel Gazebo, Hertford Castle Grounds SG14 1HR FREE
also Author Market 11am - 4pm Author Market Stalls Hertford Castle Grounds
Sat 11 June 3.30pm (poetry) Strawberry Fair Wild Strawberries Stage, Midsummer Common, Cambridge
FREE
Sat 9 July 12 midday (poetry & prose) Oundle Fringe Festival - My Writing Life Oundle Library, Glapthorn Road, Oundle, PE8 4JA
Tues 19 July (poetry & photography) W.I Event (Private Event)
Weds 7 Sept (poetry & photography) W.I Event (Private Event)
Thurs 6 Oct 3.30pm (poetry) "Poetry In Its Environment" - Celebrating National Poetry Day Baldock Library, Simpson Drive, Baldock, SG7 6DH
Tickets £1.00
Tues 13 Dec 7pm (poetry) Live Lit Jam #2: The Winter's Tale The Lightfoot Room, Divinity School, St. John's College, Cambridge
FREE
J.S.Watts reading at Stevenage Festival, June 2019 as part of Parnassus poetry (photo with thanks to Chris Ripple)
J.S.Watts reading at The 1000 Monkeys, Guildford - 4th June 2018
(Photograph by Janice Dempsey)
J.S.Watts reading at the Feminist Poetry Jamboree, "Holding The Line", Kings Cross, London - 8th April 2017
J.S.Watts reading at the book launch for "Years Ago You Coloured Me" - 29th March 2016
J.S.Watts performing at Beast and Bards, Cambridge - 21st February 2015
(photograph by Matt Widgery)
J.S.Watts performing at Rhythms of the World, Hitchin - 2nd August 2014
J.S.Watts reading at Scribal Gathering, Stony Stratford - March 2013
J.S.Watts reading at the Winter Into Spring event in support of Bassingbourn Book Cafe - 10th February 2012
